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Essays 301 - 330
at the conclusion that there is no belief of which we can be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherentl...
capable of undergoing so many changes with regard to appearance, temperature, solidity and so on as to be rendered completely diff...
Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....
that the condition for being in a mental state should be given by the function of that state and also, this is meant to be in term...
The fundamental propositions of the science established in the Meditations go to physics, but while Descartes did apply science, h...
one is not perceiving reality correctly. Yet, while all of these situations leads to a change in perception, who is to say that th...
The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...
to the first two in that people have some former knowledge in order to "know" someone, or "know" how to do something (Hospers, 196...
Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...
beyond their own myopic existence. Can conscious experience be separate from the brain, and can conscious experience wield causal...
is, therefore, to be perceived - that matter does not exist independently of perception. Inasmuch as philosophy is nothing other ...
This research report examines ideas by Descartes and internal aspects of one's being are explored. True knowledge is one concept h...
1585 The beginning rudiments of mathematics began practically at the beginning of mans reign on the earth. The first indiv...
In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...
the Western tradition. This is because they combine powerful introspection with a radical desire for the discovery of truth that, ...
Some (not Descartes) focused on the fact that reality is mainly material - these are the materialists (What is Philosophy?). Other...
Despite her poor reception by those that disagree with her philosophically, Costello makes many valid points about animal rights. ...
which he uses to argue that the senses are not based in the physical world. This is also supported by his argument that madmen may...
enlightenment philosophy? What form did those ideas take in classical criminological thought?" First, a look at each of the named...
In four pages this paper discusses how Russell reacted to the 'dream demon' notion of Descartes, contrasting his perspective that ...
This research report examines rationalizations used by Descartes and his own belief system. Various issues are explored and scient...
This research report looks at one of Descartes' most well known theories. The basis of the Cartesian Circle is duly noted. The ide...
This research report examines the theories of Descartes and how knowledge and the intellect relate to experiential knowledge. The ...
In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...
In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...
This essay addresses Descartes and the error known a the somatic market hypothesis. In this discussion, the writer differentiates ...
In five pages this essay argues that ancient principles were rejected by seventeenth and eighteenth century scientific breakthroug...
In nine pages this paper examines the role of personal morality in attaching meaning to life in a comparative analysis of Meno and...
are comprised of. Dualism and Descartes Descartes believed that the two elements were mind and soul, or mental substance ("gh...
It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...